Bronchiectasis caused by common variable immunodeficiency
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Bronchiectasis caused by common variable immunodeficiency
Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) are characterized by impairment of one or more arms of the immune response, resulting in decreased defense, an increased number of infections, and, in certain cases, a higher incidence of autoimmune diseases and cancers.(1) Although PIDs are considered rare diseases, many of them are more common than are those currently diagnosed with the “heel prick” test. The...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1806-3713
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132015000000095